Research Article
Community Perception towards Mental Illness among Residents of Gimbi Town, Western Ethiopia
Table 2
Distribution of community’s perception of mental illness among the residents of Gimbi town, Oromia region, Ethiopia (
), 2014.
| S. number | Questions | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % |
| 1 | Do you agree that substance misuse like alcohol or drug could result in mental illness? | 12 | 1.5 | 50 | 6.5 | 106 | 13.0 | 444 | 55.4 | 204 | 25.0 | 2 | Do you agree that genetic inheritance could be the cause of mental illness? | 220 | 27.0 | 130 | 15.9 | 150 | 18.4 | 222 | 27.2 | 94 | 11.5 | 3 | Do you agree that head injury can be the cause of mental illness? | 52 | 6.4 | 130 | 15.9 | 111 | 13.6 | 308 | 37.7 | 215 | 26.3 | 4 | Do you agree that physical illness (like diabetes, HIV/AIDS) can be the cause of mental illness | 54 | 6.6 | 221 | 27.1 | 49 | 6.0 | 273 | 33.5 | 219 | 26.8 | 5 | Do you agree that mental illness is treatable? | 12 | 1.5 | 220 | 27.0 | 60 | 7.4 | 304 | 37.3 | 220 | 27.0 | 6 | Do you agree that stress in daily life can cause mental Illness? | 19 | 2.3 | 107 | 24.1 | 65 | 8.0 | 270 | 33.1 | 265 | 32.5 | 7 | Do you agree that mental illness is contagious? | 435 | 53.3 | 152 | 18.6 | 171 | 21 | 40 | 4.9 | 18 | 2.2 | 8 | Do you agree that mental illness is punishment from God? | 38 | 4.7 | 88 | 10.8 | 400 | 49.0 | 226 | 27.7 | 64 | 7.8 | 9 | Do you agree that evil sprite can be the cause of mental illness? | 32 | 3.9 | 35 | 4.3 | 221 | 27.0 | 413 | 50.6 | 115 | 14.0 |
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1: strongly disagree; 2: disagree; 3: not sure; 4: agree; 5: strongly agree.
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